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No. 246,115. Patenthed Aug. 23,1881.

23a/.my By mf/Lew) w #f IINTTED STATES PATENT EErcE.

WILLIAM O. FOSTEB, OF TBENTON, GA., ASSIGNOR OF THBEE-FOURTHS TO WILLIAMG. MORRISON AND JEREMIAH Gr. PAGE, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

THIMBLE-SKEIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 246,115, dated August23, 1881.

Application filed June 28, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM 0. FosTER, ofTrenton, in the count)7 of Dade and State of Georgia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Thimble-Skeins; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and inwhich- Figure lis a perspective view ofmyimproved thimble-skein detachedfrom the axle. Fig. 2 is a top view ofthe same with the hinged cap andoil-cup removed, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section throughthe skein and part of the aXle. Y

Similar letters ot' reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention contemplates an improved construction ot thimble-skeins forvehicleaxles, as hereinafter more fully set forth, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the annexed drawings, A is the tapering hollow body ofthethimble-skein proper, which has a screw-tap, c, at its outer end toreceive the nut, and an annular flange or shoulder, b, at its inner end.Back ot' this, and castin one piece with the thilnble, is a sleeve, B,which has a tongue, B', on its under side, and two projecting side wingsor ears, B2 B2, which are perforated by bolt-holes c c, said bolt-holesbcing about equidistant from the top and bottom of sleeve B. Upon thetopof the sleeve is cast a bearing, B3, for the hinged cap O, whichoverlaps the shoulder b and inner part ofthe skein. This cap contains anoil-cup, l), which is closed by a cover, d, hinged in abearing, C', castupon the cap.

In the sleeve B, below the outlet ot' the oilcup D, is a funnel-shapedcup or receiver, E, from which a duct or channel leads through the bodyof the sleeve and shoulder b to the oil groove or channel e, which runslongitudinally from the shoulder to the tap a, and has divergentchannels or branches ff, for conducting the oil or otherlubricant inunder the (Model.)

axle-box and around the sides ot' the thimble, so as to cause it to bedistributed evenly all 5o over the body of the same.

In the end of the tongue or extension B is hinged an arm, F, which runsalong on the under side of the axle, so that a bolt can be insertedvertically through the arm, axle, hounds, and sand-board. Another bolt(shown at g) is inserted transversely through the axle and bolt-holes cc, and serves to hold the thimble-skein iirmly and rigidly in place.

In operation the projecting outer end ofthe 6o cap O rests upon the hub,the oil-cup D feeding the lubricant automatically and gradually into thereceiver E and oil-ducts ef. The pro jectingwings B2 and tongue B braceand strengthen the axle, the outer end of which is shaped to t tightlyinside ofthe sleeve B and thimble A, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, inwhich the letter G represents the axle. It' desired, the ends ot' thestay-chains may be secured in hooks formed in the outer ends ot' thesleeve- 7o bolts g.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters' Patent of the United Statesl. The thimble-skein A B,constructed as described, and provided with the oil-ducts fc andreceiver E, and hinged cap C, having oilcup D, provided with the hingedcover d, combined and arranged to operate substantially in the mannerand for the purpose herein shown 8o and described.

2. In a thimble-skeiu, the oil-receiver E and its ducts e f, formed inthe body ot the skein, in combination with a hinged cap or protector,

C, containingan oil-receptacle adapted to feed 8 5 the lubricant intothe iixed receiver E, sul stantially as and for the purpose herein shownand specified. l

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto afxedmy signature 9o in presence ot' two witnesses.

WILLIAM O. FOSTER.

Witnesses:

JOHN l?. J AGAWAY, Roer. S. RoDeERs.

